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Michael S. True

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Born in 1952, Michael S. True has traveled extensively, absorbing both the social and natural wonders of the world. He holds a master’s degree in education from Indiana University. Following a teaching career, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2004, where he reinvented himself as a multi-media artist. Attending poetry readings at the historic Maple Leaf Bar, True met John Travis, publisher of Portals Press, subsequently penning three books and contributing to various anthologies.

 

 

Schedule

9:00 am to 10:30 am
Outside Museum, West Tent
Diving Into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana
Ralph Adamo, Jack B. Bedell, Jordan Biggs, Toby Daspit, Malaika Favorite, Mark Folse, Dennis Formento, John Gery, Ashley Mace Havird, David Havird, Roberta Whitman Hoff, Mason Joiner, Julie Kane, Biljana D. Obradović, Ed Ruzicka, Bessie Senette, Michael S. True, and Andy Young with John P. Travis

10:45 am to 11:30 am
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing

Diving Into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana

A collection of 70 nature-based poems, several by Louisiana State Poet Laureates, focused on the wondrous but endangered environment of Louisiana.